Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer OUR MISSION SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡ WE ARE A MISSION-DRIVEN COMPANY DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND DEPLOYING PRODUCTS THAT ELECTRIFY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND SLOW THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. - Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere. - Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives. AT SPAN, WE BELIEVE IN: - Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy - Making electrification upgrades possible - Building more resilient homes with reliable backup - Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Staff Platform Engineer who is a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our next-generation infrastructure and developer platforms. This role will focus on leveraging Kubernetes, Pulumi, Istio, AWS, and related technologies to deliver robust and scalable systems in a microservices environment. You will also play a critical part in shaping our CI/CD pipelines, IoT integrations, and developer tooling strategies to ensure efficient, reliable, and secure delivery of software services. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting, enjoy taking initiative, and are passionate about building innovative platform solutions, we’d love to speak with you! Automate & Refine: You’ll spend most of your day automating and improving how we run things in AWS and Kubernetes—basically making sure our microservices (and IoT systems) run smoothly, securely, and cost-effectively. Support & Collaborate: You’ll jump in with the dev teams, troubleshoot issues, and share best practices so everyone’s more productive—think of it as making the lives of your teammates easier through better tools and guidance. Strategize & Innovate: You’ll also have a seat at the table for bigger decisions—suggesting new tech, tweaking our pipelines, or finding ways to streamline processes, so we keep pushing the envelope on performance and reliability. RESPONSIBILITIES - Platform Architecture & Strategy - Define and drive the platform engineering vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. - Architect and implement Kubernetes-based infrastructure solutions for microservices at scale, with a strong emphasis on reliability and security. - Evaluate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance the platform’s capabilities and developer experience. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation - Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Pulumi to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and automate manual processes, streamlining operations and CI/CD pipelines. - Microservices CI/CD Pipeline - Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for microservices. - Ensure best practices for testing, observability, and security are baked into the pipeline workflows. - Identify and implement optimizations to reduce build, test, and deployment times, increasing reliability and quality. - Service Mesh & Network Management - Lead the deployment and maintenance of Istio to enable efficient traffic management, observability, and security across microservices. - Oversee the lifecycle management of Istio and related service mesh components, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless upgrades. - Cloud & IoT Integrations - Architect and manage AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, IoT Core) for scalable and cost-effective solutions. - Collaborate with IoT-focused teams to design and implement secure and robust data ingestion, storage, and processing pipelines. - Developer Tooling & Enablement - O ... (truncated, view full listing at source)